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Kyoto
The best place to discover Japan's rich and unique heritage.
Sendai
To the north, check out the Sendai Daikannon statue towering over the city at 100-meters tall, making it the sixth largest statue on earth...
Tottori City
If you want to learn more about the history of Tottori then you can experience some of it first hand by going to the impressive Kannon-in, a fantastic Edo period Buddhist Temple...
Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture
Kamaishi Daikannon The 48.5 meter tall Buddhist Goddess of Mercy towers over Kamaishi Bay...
Shitenno-ji Temple
A major feature is a five-storied pagoda in which Prince Shotoku is enshrined as a statue of Kannon, a bodhisattva sometimes called the “Lord of Compassion” or “Goddess of Mercy...
Kamakura
The Hase-dera Temple houses one of the largest wooden statues in Japan: Kannon...
Aizuwakamatsu
It features 33 statues of Kannon, the Buddhist goddess of mercy, on its winding staircase...
Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival
The Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival is hosted by Kitakyushu City in Fukuoka Prefecture and Shimonoseki City in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Regardless of w...